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Word: Tendentious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 20th century: suggested by German tendenziös
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tɛnˈdɛnʃəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one
Short Definition:expressing particular cause or point of view
Examples:- a tendentious reading of history
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